Realizing the Future in Wind Energy

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NWRC – The National Wind Resource Center

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Informational:

History of Wind Energy, US Dept. of Energy
How Wind Turbines Work, US Dept. of Energy

News:

Dept. of Energy: Wind Farms Have No Impact on Property Values,Ecopolitology
New York State Angling for World’s First Freshwater Wind Farm, Ecopolitology
Offshore Wind Industry Holds Breath for Cape Wind Decision, Earth & Industry
Measuring Wind Speed with Solar-Powered Sonic Wind Profiling, Earth & Industry
Enabling Wind, Sun To Be Our Main Power Supplies, Energy Economy Online
Interior Secretary sets deadline for Cape Wind, CNET Green Tech

Studies and Reports:

Wind, water and sun beat other energy alternatives, study finds,Stanfod University News
Study Suggests Wind Power Potential Is Much Higher Than Current Estimates, Green, Inc.
20 percent Wind Energy by 2030, US Dept. of Energy Report (PDF)
Wind turbines could more than meet U.S. electricity needs, report says, Los Angeles Times
Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy, Union of Concerned Scientists

Youtube Videos youtube

Informational:

Wind Energy – Informative Video
Wind Energy Technology: Innovations and Challenges – By CITRIS (Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society)
Wind Energy is Going Fast – By Siemens
Answers for the Environment – By Siemens
BNN: Making Wind Energy Green – By the Bird News Network, about the effects on bird migration patterns
Ecotricity - Bristol Port - Wind Turbine Construction Video – By Ecotricity
New Wind Turbine Design Good for Rural, Urban Environment

News:

Wind energy in west Texas, Wind Turbines – CBS Sunday Morning Segment
Jay Leno's Green Garage: Wind Turbines

Education:

Wind Turbine Education Video 09
Are Yale University's Becton Wind Turbines Reaching Their Educational Potential?

Supporters | Wind Farms | New/Infotmation Resources | B2B Publications
Students | Awareness Organization

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Supporters:

AWEA – The American Wind Energy Association
NREL – The National Renewable Energy Laboratory
TheWindAlliance – The Wind Alliance

Wind Farms:

FirstWind – First Wind develops, owns and operates wind farms in the Northeast, West and Hawaii
NationalWind – America's leading developer of utility-scale community wind
CapeWindProject – Wind turbine development project

News / Information Resources:

GreenEnergyInfo – Information on renewable energy news and technologies
GreenEnergyNews – Information on alternative renewable energy sources- solar power, wind power, biomass, coal-to-liquid, solar PV, solar thermal and more
Wind4Me – Information on wind stocks
NewWindPower – News about new wind power technology and distribution
ENNNews – Environmental news headlines
GreenEnergyRep – News and information about green energy and technology
NaturalEnergyHQ – Solar and wind energy news
CleanEnergyWeek – Bringing all forms of renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy and lifestyle
Clean__Energy – News and discussions about renewable and clean energy
ClimateTimes – Environmental news, editorials and consumer information
GreenEarthGuy – Sustainable building, sustainable living, green living, solar power, wind power, green energy, renewable energy, recycling, eco
EcoAnswers – Social Q&A site to ask, answer and learn about environmental issues

B2B Publications:

NGPowerEnergy – NextGen Power & Energy
SolarIndustry – Solar Industry Magazine
WindPowerTV – Wind Power TV

Students:

LeadEnergy – Americans for Energy Leadership; a student-led project to advance U.S. competitiveness in the clean energy sector

Awareness Organizations:

FreshEnergy – A nonprofit organization leading the transition to a clean, efficient and fair energy system
EcoInteractive – Eco Preservation Society: Inspiring Action, Empowering People,Connecting Communities & Transforming the Planet through Conservation, Reforestation & Education.
WindBaron – Building renewable wind energy projects for over 30 years, resource planner, engineer, human ecologist and social advocate of environmental sustainability.
CPWEA – Landowner wind association in the Caprock Plains Region of Texas. Focused on recruiting wind development in the area
TheBTI – Public policy think tank and leading advocates of public investment in clean energy technology
IEREnergy – The Institute for Energy Research is a non-profit foundation that conducts analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of energy markets.